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Basar
Apr 3, 2006, 01:49 AM
I bought an iMac g5 this weekend and it came with an 8x superdrive. for some reason, my dvds burn at 2x :( I checked my DVDRs and they are 16x... whats wrong? :(


cairo
Apr 3, 2006, 02:34 AM
Have you tried other media?
Basar
Apr 3, 2006, 04:19 AM
Have you tried other media?

No but I tried the same media on my Windows machine and it burns with 8x :(
Basar
Apr 3, 2006, 12:24 PM
bump?
yg17
Apr 3, 2006, 12:32 PM
what brand DVD-Rs are you using? Some drives are picky.
Basar
Apr 3, 2006, 02:42 PM
what brand DVD-Rs are you using? Some drives are picky.

Memorex.
Artful Dodger
Apr 3, 2006, 02:50 PM
Memorex.

That's most of the problem, I've had very bad luck with Memorex media. Do a search on MR as I've answered more than a few threads like this. The media that works really well is Verbatum and TDK as well as a few others. If you can return them I would and get a different brand.
quigleybc
Apr 3, 2006, 02:55 PM
That's most of the problem, I've had very bad luck with Memorex media. Do a search on MR as I've answered more than a few threads like this. The media that works really well is Verbatum and TDK as well as a few others. If you can return them I would and get a different brand.



Ya memorex sucks for me too...I use Fuji DVD-R's and they work well for some reason.
mikes63737
Apr 3, 2006, 03:00 PM
That's most of the problem, I've had very bad luck with Memorex media. Do a search on MR as I've answered more than a few threads like this. The media that works really well is Verbatum and TDK as well as a few others. If you can return them I would and get a different brand.

I have had bad luck with Memorex media... I can't burn at anything above 4x on my Mac mini.

I have had good luck with HP, Sony, and Verbatim. Stay away from Philips, because the foil(?) on the top peels off after a while... sucks for slot-loading drives.

Mike
Temujin
Apr 3, 2006, 04:10 PM
Verbatim works great on my 15" PB DL. Verbatim 16x media burns at the PB's max speed (8x). Only have to wait 6 min to finish a full 4.7 GB burn :)
Basar
Apr 3, 2006, 04:17 PM
That's most of the problem, I've had very bad luck with Memorex media. Do a search on MR as I've answered more than a few threads like this. The media that works really well is Verbatum and TDK as well as a few others. If you can return them I would and get a different brand.

Weird, I guess its a Mac thing because I have used nothing but Memorex on all my Windows machines and never had any problems in the past 3 years... I guess I gotta go get some other brand. Ok, thanks all.